Publication

This publication explores how new technology can help balance the short-term needs and long-term interests of people affected by conflict or disasters. It presents three principal findings: 1) the use of emerging technologies for humanitarian purposes may influence land and labor markets in ways that require policy intervention; 2) innovators that act on a local level are best placed to take advantage of the relationship between humanitarian innovation and longer-term economic growth, and 3) humanitarian actors, donors, policy makers, and academics should work towards mitigating the long-term risks of data collected for disaster management, while harnessing its long-term benefits.